UK Dentist Sanctioned for Using Counterfeit, Noncompliant Equipment

A UK dentist has received sanctions on his dentistry registration for using counterfeit and noncompliant dental equipment, the country’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency announced last week.

During a Jan. 18 General Dental Council hearing, the Professional Conduct Committee determined that Fizan Tahir’s misconduct impaired his fitness to practice.

The MHRA conducted an extensive investigation following an Oct. 31, 2013, incident involving the use of a counterfeit dental hand-piece on a patient in the Worthing Tooth Booth Practice. The agency subsequently seized more than 100 counterfeit and noncompliant items of dental equipment from 14 tooth booth practices.

Read the full determination and conditions here: www.fdanews.com/01-16-PCCHearing.pdf. — Jonathon Shacat